> AlfaMS wrote:

>> ..I was always under the impression that it was pronounced
>> "Fothering-hay". But hey - what do I know about pronunciation, come to
>> think of it..
>> ;-)

>
> It should *really* be pronounced "Fungy".
>
> I'm not kidding. It's one of those weird names that are pronounced totally
> differently to what you would expect. Like:
>
> Cholmondely - "Chumley"
>
> Featherstonehaugh - "Fanshaw"
>
> Cockburn - "Coburn"
>
> Grosvenor - "Grovenor"
>
> Mainwaring - "Mannering"
>
> Marjoribanks - "Marshbanks"
>
> Home - "Hyoom"
>
> St John - "Sinjen"
>
> Wodehouse - "Woodhouse"